. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 396 SHEEP putting a half-bred ram to the ewes that were about right — a Cotswold to the small ones and a Down to the coarser ; In 1862 the then fairly well established type was given a special place at the Royal Agricultural Society Show at Battersea, under the name of Oxfordshire Down. The introduction of the Oxford Down to America began over a half century ago. In 1846 "New Oxford or Cotswold cross- bred sheep " were first imported to the United States by Clayton Reybold of Delaware. In 1853 W. C. Rives, then in England, se
. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 396 SHEEP putting a half-bred ram to the ewes that were about right — a Cotswold to the small ones and a Down to the coarser ; In 1862 the then fairly well established type was given a special place at the Royal Agricultural Society Show at Battersea, under the name of Oxfordshire Down. The introduction of the Oxford Down to America began over a half century ago. In 1846 "New Oxford or Cotswold cross- bred sheep " were first imported to the United States by Clayton Reybold of Delaware. In 1853 W. C. Rives, then in England, sent to his home in Virginia one ram and five ewes. In Sep- tember, 1853, R. S. Fay of Lynn, Massachusetts, imported a small flock. Soon after J. T. Andrew of West Cornwall, Con- necticut, established a flock which became very famous. In 1857 Andrew sold the Messrs. Smith of Middlefield, Massachu- setts, 27 head, and in Sep- tember the same year sold a flock to C. L. Whiting of Granville, Ohio, the first Oxfords to enter that state. This breed seems to have attracted considerable attention, and even as early as 1859 a flock was owned in Texas by Colonel C. G. Forshay, who had purchased from J. T. Andrew. The Civil War caused a break in Oxford Down interests, and not until years afterward did this breed again come into prominence. Fifteen to twenty years ago W. A. Shafor of Ohio, R. J. Stone of Illinois, George McKerrow of Wisconsin, and Robert Miller of Ontario, Canada, imported many superior Oxfords, including prize winners at the leading English shows. Characteristics of Oxford Down Sheep. This breed, at a super- ficial glance, closely resembles the Shropshire. It is hornless, has. Fig. 181. Bryan's No. 9, 31747, giand-champion Oxford ram at the Louisiana Purchase Expo- sition, 1904. Owned and exhibited by R. J. Stone of Illinois. Photograph by the author. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabilit
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